The Hurt Process: Drive By MonologueDrive By Monologue (2004)Victory Records

Reviewer Rating: 0.5

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Contributed by: maverickScott(others by this writer | submit your own)Published on March 26th 2004No.
No no no no no no no no no.
This is terrible. Do you hear that sound? It's the scraping of the bottom of the nu-emo barrel. This album is devoid of any originality and talent. Every song on here is a cheap imitation of every other band who has attempted the sing-scream "poor pitiful me.

No.

No no no no no no no no no.

This is terrible. Do you hear that sound? It's the scraping of the bottom of the nu-emo barrel. This album is devoid of any originality and talent. Every song on here is a cheap imitation of every other band who has attempted the sing-scream "poor pitiful me, I hate girls" schitck.

While many people will just say "duh, this is a Victory release, of course it's going to suck," the label has had a rather good year up until this point. Surprisingly solid heavy releases from Premonitions Of War and Scars Of Tomorrow as well as a punk rock revival in Madcap actually built up a little faith in the label's new signings. The Hurt Process just threw all that cred out the window.

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Anonymous (August 24, 2004)

I totally got suckered into buying this CD because it came with this sticker that read something like "If you like taking back sunday, poison the well, thursday, and from autumn to ashes then this release is from you!" I love Thursday and PTW so why not? They wouldn't TOTALLY lie would they? The answer is yes. Yes they would.
May those Victory records spin doctors have a special place in hell. Stupid sticker should have read "For those who are big fans of shoving long, greasy, logs of shit in their mouth.. this is for you!"
No I'm not attempting to be funny. It really should say that.

Okay first off martyr a.d. doesnt suck.Second, this song blows dick....emo screamo and shit isnt all bad...just quit whining about your fuckin bitch that left ya IN EVERY FUCKIN SONG! and im tired of seeing derek hess's artwork on every new cd.hes a good artist and all but dammit people come on.....there is nothin about this band that shows it has its own flavor......i could take a shit and it would be more creative.

ITS ONLY MUSIC, IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT DON'T BUY IT! I think this record is awesome.

And whoever dissed the artwork must be retarded!

Anonymous (July 9, 2004)

listen here all of you jealous losers. this band kicks ass and will for longer than your opinion will ever count. just listen and enjoy.

Mrs. Burnet-Smith

Anonymous (June 8, 2004)

holy jesus just heard two mp3s by them they blew me away. HAHA just kidding folks. this band sucks shit. there should be a negative score for this album. seriously all, this review is right on. avoid at all costs.

Anonymous (April 2, 2004)

you are dumb... your review sucks i think... beacause you havent reviewed the music you idiot..even if it sounds like other bands its still good music..
if you write a review in the future i suggest to not write it at all...

Anonymous (April 1, 2004)

It looks like Derek Hess spent about 20 seconds on this album's cover...I'm not getting the flabby butt cheeks...is that meant to be emo?

I don't get this, as an reviewer you have to analysize the music, and make an opinion out of that. You know, okay this band sounds like thousand others, but their music is still good though. They have som great melodic tones, the two vocalist fit each other well.. etc.

Just an example, which also happen to be my opinion, good album.

I don't know, but I didn't got a shit out this review, just waste of time reading it.

does victory have to put a drawing by the same guy on all their records? shit's gettin old.

Anonymous (March 29, 2004)

...this is pretty bad

Anonymous (March 29, 2004)

how about the anger of living in a soulless capitalistic society with no intentions of protecting individual freedoms... and whose main adgenda is to herd your opinion in with the flock? or to sell you something. dont forget about commerce.

Anonymous (March 29, 2004)

Another shitty band to add to the dime a dozen emo/screamo bands. I doubt this shit has much hold in England though...but will most likely be eaten up in the US...damn I hate America. Why is it in England great bands like 80's matchbox b-line disaster and amen are huge and in the US they are relatively unknown? Because the majority of the little bitches here are still living off their mommies and daddies and can't come up with any REAL anger or anything better to bitch about than a girl dumping them. Please, die now.

Well I really haven't been following the poltics behind Victory's actions. All I know is that they released 2 of my all-time favourite records, the last 2 Grade albums, as well as other discs that I have spent much time enjoying, from bands like Catch 22, Snapcase, and River City Rebels. So yeah, for that I call them a "decent punk rock label", though I will admit my ignorance to factors beyond the music.

THP are as cliched as it gets - more so than Story Of The Year quite possibly.

Anonymous (March 28, 2004)

What the heck was that?

Are you fussy? Do you need to be burped?

Anonymous (March 27, 2004)

terrible band name and some of the most derivative album art i've ever seen
...also, there were four or so copies of this and not one husker du album at best buy today (friggin' ridiculous)
ARRRRGHHHHH!
HULK SMASH!!!!!

Anonymous (March 27, 2004)

Instead of reviewing a rock band from the UK everyone already knows is shitty, why not review something great like Biffy Clyro, Million Dead, or Jetplane Landing?

Victory Records is by no means a "good punk rock label". They have a long history of being liars, cheats, and money laundering assholes. This does not speak to the bands on the label but the label itself. Any comments trying to boost the label's integrity and ethical value are null and void due to this fact, and probably written by the label's owner who is a complete and utter shyster. If anyone has any issues to the contrary, perhaps you should think about why Taking Back Sunday devised a way out of their contract, why Thursday posted a rather lengthy letter on their website ‚?? when they left the label ‚?? about the shifty business practices at the Victory camp and why Hatebreed loathes the label‚??s owner as much as they do.

Punknews ran an add for Victory Records, not the Hurt Process. Victory, I am sure, chose what to advertise with their space. Additionally, the opinions of one reviewer should not represent this entire establishment, while the people running Punknews are also probably not so petty that would not support and overall decent punk rock label who they may (or may not) have a good working relationship with, because they thought some of their bands suck.

yea i figured this would be silverstein part two or something. it comes complete with a sticker on the cover that says like 'if you like thursday, poison the well and saves the day, get this"...i was like, didnt taking back sunday, northstar, silverstein and all those other bands have that same sticker?